With a dramatic charge late in the day, the Minot State University (MSU) women’s wrestling team earned its first dual victory of the season.

Hosting the third annual Beaver Bash Duals, MSU battled Dickinson State but fell 38-10 earlier in the day, then erased a late deficit in the final two matches for a 22-15 win over Jamestown to wrap up the event at the MSU Dome on Saturday, November 23.

Nina Sandoval and Madilyn Schuck led the way for the Beavers on the day with a pair of wins, and their victories on the mat against the Jimmies secured the team victory, as well.

Skye Shelmerdine (124 pounds) and Megan Ebach (145) gave MSU ten points against the Jimmies with a pair of forfeit victories, and Keela Kary added 3 more points with a 14-10 decision win at 131 pounds over Nora Houglum.

But heading into the final two matches of the dual, the Beavers (1-1 duals) found themselves trailing the Jimmies (0-2) by a 15-13 team score. Sandoval quickly erased that deficit with her second 10-0 technical fall victory of the day, putting MSU on top 17-15 and setting up one decisive final match at 207 pounds for the team win.

MSUs Schuck, who earned a forfeit win in her first match of the day against Dickinson State, didn’t waste any time icing the Beaver win as she picked up the victory by pin in 30 seconds over Jamestown’s Grace Todhunter, capping Minot State’s 22-15 victory.

In the earlier dual, the Beavers fell to Dickinson State (2-1) as Sandoval earned a 10-0 technical fall win at 180 pounds, Schuck (207) a forfeit victory, and Shelmerdine added a team point by scoring in her 12-2 technical fall loss at 124.

MSU is back in action next weekend on the road, competing on Sunday, December 1, at the Fort Hays Open in Kansas.